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Podcasting How To Resources Part 2

What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video programs, over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

What Is RSS?
RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it’s not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the “recent changes” page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way.

What is Audio Tagging?
The process of including information other than sound into these digital audio files is commonly referred to as “tagging” in which you “tag” the audio file with additional information that describes the audio file. The original standard for tagging digital files was developed in 1996 by Eric Kemp and he coined the term ID3. At that time ID3 simply meant “IDentify an MP3″.

Where to Submit Your Podcasts?
By submitting your podcast feed to the greatest number of specialty podcast search engines and directories, you make it easier for other people to find your podcasts, while getting your audio podcast noticed.

What Now?
See Podcasting How To Resources for a list of recommended guides to podcasting. Target a niche and make yourself heard over the dull roar of the competition so that you stand out. Deliver something where there is a demand and where you can be compelling about it as well—that’s the ticket for success!

Tags: Podcasting, RSS, Audio Tagging, ID3, Submit Your Podcasts

Free Online : How-tos, Security Articles and Anti-spyware

Microsoft’s free online library of security articles, how-tos and anti-spyware includes:

* Dealing with “Pretexting” or “Phishing”
* Help safeguard your personal information online
* Home office security checklist
* Pharming: Is your trusted Web site a clever fake?
* What to do if you’re a victim of credit card fraud
* Protect your privacy with online payment services
* How to limit your personal data in online directories
* 5 safety tips for using a public computer
* Using Office security features
* Use public wireless networks more safely
* Retire that computer more safely

Tags: security, anti-spyware, Pretexting, Phishing, Pharming

Downloading, Saving and Playing Video from the Internet

Many online movies are presented in a format, such as Flash video (FLV), which can’t be downloaded with a simple right-click. The capture programs listed below will help you save these files to your computer. However, capturing FLV files in their original format isn’t enough. To view your file, you’ll need to either download a FLV viewer such as FLV Player, or convert your file into a more usable format.

First you need to capture the video.

YouTube Downloader
1) Enter the YouTube Video URL
2) Click “Get Download URL”
3) Right click “Download URL”
4) Save target as “*.flv”

KeepVid.com
Download videos DIRECT from these video sites:
Google Video
YouTube
Break.com
iFilm
Putfile
Angry Alien
ArtistDirect
Blastro
Blennus
Blip.tv
Bofunk
Bolt
Castpost
Current TV
Dailymotion
DevilDucky
FindVideos
Free Video Blog
Grinvi
grouper
Hiphopdeal
LuluTV
Metacafe
Midis.biz
Music.com
MusicVideoCodes.info
Myspace
MySpace Video Code
Newgrounds
PcPlanets
Pixparty REVVER
sharkle
StreetFire
That Video Site
The One Network
VideoCodes4U
VideoCodesWorld
VideoCodeZone
vidiLife
VIDNET.com
Vimeo
vSocial
Web62.com
ZippyVideos

VideoDownloader Firefox Extension
Sites supported:
Youtube, Google Video, iFilm, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Myspace, Angry Alien, AnimeEpisodes.Net, Badjojo, Blastro, Blennus, Blip.tv, Bofunk, Bolt, Break.com, Castpost, CollegeHumor, Current TV, Dachix, Danerd, DailySixer.com, DevilDucky, Double Agent, eVideoShare, EVTV1, FindVideos, Free Video Blog, Grinvi, Grouper, Hiphopdeal, Kontraband, Lulu TV, Midis.biz, Music.com, MusicVideoCodes.info, MySpace Video Code, Newgrounds, NothingToxic, PcPlanets, Pixparty, PlsThx, Putfile, Revver, Sharkle, SmitHappens, StreetFire, That Video Site, TotallyCrap, VideoCodes4U, VideoCodesWorld, VideoCodeZone, vidiLife, Vimeo, vSocial, Yikers, ZippyVideos… and any other webpage with embedded objects.

Once you’ve saved your file, you’ll need a way to view the video.

FLV Player is a standalone application to play Flash .flv files with.
This utility can come in handy when viewing many FLV files, as it doesn’t require the Flash IDE. The installer comes with optional .flv association, so double clicking an .flv file opens and plays the file in the player.

CinemaForge is a video conversion and hosting utility for WinOS. Download.
CinemaForge is a video- and audio-conversion and hosting utility. The application supports Flash (SWF), Flash (FLV), Motion Pictures Group (MPEG), Audio Video Interleaved (AVI), Window Media Video (WMV), Real Video (RM), QuickTime (MOV), Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), and JPEG (thumbnails).

iSquint is an iPod video conversion app for Mac OS X.
It works with almost all popular video formats. Just drag in your file, and click Start. You can also choose “TV” or “iPod” size, set your quality, or even go all-out by playing in the Advanced drawer. On a 1GHz G4, iSquint can convert most video files to iPod-screen-sized videos in realtime. Features: fast MPEG-4 and H.264 conversion from almost every popular video format, from 3GP to XviD; DivX/XviD AVIs, all forms of MPEG video, and many other formats QuickTime chokes on are supported; batch processing of multiple files; automatic aspect ratio detection.

Tags: Flash video, FLV viewer, capture the video

9/11 Books

Non-Fiction

In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
Leadership by Rudy Giuliani
The 9/11 Commission Report
The 9/11 Investigations Congressional Reports

Fiction

Saturday by Ian McEwan
Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
Terrorist by John Updike
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Tags: 9/11 Commission, 9/11

Top 10 Hummer Posts

1. H6 Hummer 6-wheeled Hummer Players Edition Super SUV

2. Hummer H2 Salute Home of the official Hummer H2 salute

3. Hummer Mileage Maximizer Boosting fuel efficiency with an aftermarket device

4. Convert a Hummer to Electric

5. Who Needs an Electric Hummer?

6. DIY Hummer Electric Vehicle Start with these electric vehicle resources

7. Wheels Falling off Hummers 2003 Hummer H2s have steering knuckles fracturing or failing

8. Say No to Hummers Parody web site

9. Restore Your Manhood: Hummer Ad Revised Advertising agency Hummer ads generate some controversy

10. Hummer Club Hierarchy of communication

Tags: Hummer H1, H6 Hummer, Hummer H2

Podcasting How To Resources

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting A shrewd and comprehensive guide to podcasting.

Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide will guide you through creating, editing, and syndicating your podcast, from the kinds of equipment you need to how to design a podcast that will reach the widest audience possible.

Podcast solutions: the complete guide to podcasting This book will help readers choose software, subscribe to the best podcasts, record a podcast…and more.

Podcasting Pocket Guide Podcasting Pocket Guide is a non-technical guide for the non-geek who wants in on this revolutionary new online medium.

Hands-On Guide to Video Blogging and Podcasting: Emerging Media Tools for Business Communication Quickly learn the technical aspects of video blogging and podcasting along with their business and financial ramifications.

35 Video Podcasting Careers and Businesses to Start: Step-by-Step Guide for Home-Grown Broadcasters Anyone with a digital video camcorder, microphone, computer and some technical savvy can launch an Internet video podcast show to inform, direct or enlighten.

Tags: Podcasting, Podcast